Work support



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Patnted Oct.

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Patented Oct. 3, i922.

STATES 1,430,539 PIENT FFICE,

FRED M. MOODY, O35 WHITMAN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, OF PATERSON, NEW

OF NEW JERSEY.

JERSEY, A CORPORATION WORK SUPPORT.

Application filed September 15, 1919. Serial No. 323,925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED M. Mooor, a citizen of the United States, residing at l/Vhitman, in the county of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Work Supports, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to work supports, and the embodiment of the invention herein illustrated and described is intended particularly for supporting shoes to facilitate the insertion of slugs into the heels of the shoes.

The heels of shoes differ widely in size and shape. F or example, some of them are formed with straight sides disposed sub stantially at right angles to their tread faces, whereas others have their sides curved inwardly from their tread faces. Moreover, the tread faces of low heels usually extend substantially parallel to the upper surface of the cone of the last, whereas high heels, such, for instance, as Louis heels, generally have their tread faces lying in a plane disposed at a considerable angle to the plane of the crown of the last lengtlr wise of the shoe, such angle increasing as the height of the heel increases. Furthermore, the breast-faces of the heels of shoes of certain types are disposed substantially at right angles to the tread faces of the heels, whereas shoes of other types have the breast faces of their heels inclined inwardly from their tread faces. In the operation of slugging heels, it is desirable that the slugs be driven into the heels substantially parallel to the lateral surfaces of the heels adjacent to which they are located. For example, a slug inserted adjacent to the breast corner of a heel should be disposed substantially parallel both to the breast surface of the heel and the contiguous side of the heel in order to obviate any likelihood of the point of the slug passing out of the heel or being engaged by a tool of. any of the machines which-perform finishing operations on the heel.

In the use of jacks as heretofore constructed, it is diflicult to present the heels of shoes of'certain styles in such relation to the slugging instrumentalities of the slugging machine as to cause the slugs to be inserted in the desired manner. Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide mechanism for supporting a shoe constructed and arranged to permit the shoe to be presented to a slugging machine in such a manner as to enable the slugs to be properly driven Whatever the size or shape of the heel may be. It is a further object of the invention to provide work supporting mechanism of the character above indicated which will uphold the work firmly against the relatively severe blows imparted to the work by the slug insertin instrumentalities.

n accordance with the invention, the Work supporting mechanism, which preferably comprises a last pin, is constructed for such adj ustments as to enable it to be accommodated to work of different characters. More particularly, the construction of the support in the preferred embodiment of the invention is such that when the suppport is adjusted compensate for the particular shape of the work or the disposition of the pin hole in the last in such a manner as to present a heel atone of its breast corners in proper position to receive a slug, the other breast corner of the heel when the work has been turned through an angle of substantially 180 in the usual way to cause the insertion of a row of slugs about the contour edge of the heel will also be presented in proper position for the insertion of a slug in it. As illustrated, my improved Work support comprises a last pin holder mounted for adjustment on its supporting member to vary thenormal inclination of the last pin and including a rotary support for the last pin relatively to wvhich the last pin is adjustable to compensate for varying dispositions of the pin holes in the lasts or varying degrees of inclination of the planes of the tread faces of the heels relatively to the planes of the cones of the lasts.

An important feature of the invention resides in the provision of means for limiting the rotary movement of the last pin support and means for normally maintaining the support at one of the limits of its movement. Preferably, the support is lo cated by said last-mentioned means in proper position to receive the work, and is returned to said position whenever it is re lieved from control by the operator after having meen moved therefrom, thus facilitating the presentation of the work to the work support. 1 In accordance with a further feature of the invention, means are provided for effecting rotation of the last pin support when ever turning movement is imparted to a shoe on the support, said means being mounted on the support independently of the last pin and being constructed and arranged to permit the disposition of the shoe on the support to be determined by adjustment of the last pin relatively to the support. As shown, such mechanism embodies a yoke arranged to be yieldingly pressed upwardly against a shoe on the support.

Although the invention will be hereinafter described as applied to a slugging machine, it is recognized that it is capable of use in other relations including incorporation in machines of other types for inserting other kinds of fastenings or for performing other operations onboots and shoes. It is, therefore, intended that the scope of the invention shall not be limited except as required by the claims.

Other objects and features of the invention will appear as the description proceeds and will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of a slugging machine having a work support accprding to the invention applied thereto, an

Fig. 2 is a sectional view in elevation of the last pin holder and certain of the parts associated therewith.

The illustrated machine comprises a standard 2 supporting a head 4 having mounted thereon slugging instrumentalities comprising an awl 6 and a driver, not shown. A guard or presser plate 8 and an edge gage 10 adapted, respectively, for engagement with the tread surface and the contour edge of a heel are carried by the head in order to facilitate the insertion of slugs into a heel.

The slugging machine comprises a jack post 12 having secured thereto a carrier it formed with a lateral extension 16 at its lowerend through which passes av rod 13 depending from a casting 20 which carries the jack-spindle 22. The casting 20 and consequently the jack spindle 22 are normally urged downwardly by a spring 24 compressed between the head of the rod 18 and a sleeve 26 depending from the extension 16 of the carrier 1 To the end that vertical adjustment of the casting 20 and jack spindle 22 may be effectecha sleeve 28 is interposed between the casting 20 and the extension 16 of the carrier 14, said sleeve being provided with an inclined surface adapted for engagement with a correspondingly inclinedsurface on the casting 20, the construction being such that rotation of the sleeve 28 will adjust the jack spindle 22 either upwardly or downwardly. The jack spindle may be maintained in any post tion of adjustment to which it may be moved by a latch (not shown) carried by the sleeve 28 and disposed for engagement with teeth 30 on the contour edge of the lateral extension 16. In order to permit movement of the jack spindle toward and from the machine to facilitate the presenta tion of work to the machine and the removal of work from the machine, and to permit movement of the work laterally of the machine to facilitate the insertion of slugs or other fastenings in different parts of the sole or heel portions of shoes operated upon, the spindle 22 is pivoted at 32 to a rocking foot 34 movably secured to the casting 20 by a bolt 36. Thus the ack spindle 22 is mounted so as to be capable of movement universal as to direction but limited as to extent. The mechanism hereinbefore described constitutes, oer se, no part of the present invention, ant may be substantially as shown and described in the patent to Cuff, No. 919,424, April 27, 1909, to which plete disclosure of the parts of the work sup port not fully described herein.

The jack spindle 22 is turned laterally, at its upper end and has pivoted thereto at 38 a last pin holder 40 comprising a bearing member 42 and a last pin support 44 rotatably mounted thereon. In accordance with this invention, means are provided for ad j usting the inclination of the last pin holder 40 relatively to the end of the jack spindle 22, said means, as shown, comprising a rod 46 having its periphery toothed to engage teeth 4-8 on the end of the jack spindle. A nut or thelike 50 may be utilized to secure the last pin holder 40 in any position to which it may be adjusted by the rod 46 (see Fig. 1).

Mounted on the last pin supportable is a last pin 52 pivoted to the support at 5st and adjustable on the support by suitable means,

such, for example, as the peripherally toothed rod 56 engaging teeth 58 on the heel 60 of the last pin 52. A nut 62 on the rod 56 serves to maintain the last pin 52 permanently in any position of adjustment to which it may be moved by the rod 56. The last pin support 44 is connected to the bearing member 42 by means of a rod 6 1- secured to the last pin support by a pin 66 passing through the support and the upper enlarged end of the rod 6 L. In order further to insure the firm union of the last pin support 44 and the rod 64, the rod may be threaded at its upper end for engagement with corresponding threads formed internally of the patent reference may be made for a comlast pin support. The rotation of the last pin support 44 on theb'earing member 42 may be facilitated by the interposition of a plate 67 between the bearing surfaces 68 and 70 of the last pin support 44 and the bearing member 42 respectively having openings to receive ball bearings 72.

To the end that rotation of the last pin 52 and the last pin support 44 may be effected when turning movement is imparted to a shoe on the last pin 52, there is provided a yoke T4'preferably formed of wire having its ends seated in a plate 76 connected to the last pin support 44 independently of the last pin. As shown, the plate 76 is pivoted to ears 78 on the last pin support. In order that the disposition of a shoe on the last pin 52 maybe determined by adjustment of the last pin without interference from the yoke 74, the yoke is mounted for yielding movement on the last pin support 44. In the illustrated construction, a spring 80 interposed between the last pin support 44 and the plate 68 operates to maintain the yoke normally pressed upwardly into engagement with a shoe on the last pin. Manifestly, however, the spring 80 is adapted to yield to permit the shoe on the last pin to be moved freely under the control of the last pin.

The last pin 52 and the lastpin support 44 are preferably normally maintained in proper work receiving position so as to facilitate the presentation of work to the work support and the removal of work therefrom. As shown, the position of the last pin support 4-4 on the bearing member 42 is determined by the engagement'of a depending extension 81 on the last pin support with a projection or stop 82 on the rear end of the bearing member 42, and the last pin support is normally maintained in. engagement with the extension 82 of the bearing member by a spring 83 secured at one end to the rod 64 and having its other end extended into the recess 84 of the bearing member 42. lWith this construction, when the last pin 52 and the support 44 are moved from their normal work receiving positions as indicated in Fig. 1, the free end of the spring 83 is carried into engagement with the forward wall of the recess 84 of the bearing member 42 so that continued movement of the last pin support 44 on the hearing member 42 causes the spring 83 to be tensioned, with the result that when the last pin support 44 is again freed from control by the operator, the spring 83 returns the last, pin support 44 and last pin 52 to their normal positions.

The normal inclination of the last pin 52 with relation to the slugging instrumentalities of the machine will, as is apparent from inspection of Fig. 1, be determined by the adjustment of the last pin holder 4.0

relatively to the jack spindle 22. In case the side of the heel being operated upon is inclined inwardly from the edge of the tread face of the heel, as indicated in Fig. 1, it is manifest that the last pin holder 40 will require to be inclined relatively to the jack spindle 22 to a greater degree when the side of the heel is disposed substantially at right angles to the tread face of the heel in order that the slugs may be inserted parallel to the side of the heel. The shoe may be positioned so as to dispose the tread face of the heel at the proper angle to the guard plate 8 of the slugging machine lengthwise of the shoe by adjustment of the last pin 52 on the last pin support 44, it be ng apparent from an inspection of'Fig. 1 that adjust ment of the last pin 52 on the support 44 backwardly or, in other words, toward the observer will cause the breast portion of the heel to be lifted. By reason of the rotation of the last pin 52 and its support 44 by turning movement of the shoe to cause the insertion of a row of slugs around the con tour edge of the heel, the breast corner of the heel other than that where the insertion of slugs is begun will be presented to the guard plate of the machine in the same relation to the guard plate as the first breast corner. In case the breast surface of the heel is inclined inwardly from the tread face of the heel, the last pin 52 will be tipped back farther than when the breast surface of the heel is disposed substantially at right angles to the tread face of the heel to the end that the slugs at the corners of the heel may be inserted substantially parallel to the breast surface of the heel. Moreover, when, as in the case of high l1eels,"such as Louis heels, the tread face of the heel lies in a plane disposed at an angle to the plane of the cone of the last lengthwise of the shoe, the tread face of the heel maybe brought into substantially the same angular relation with the guard plate of the machine during operation on the back of the heel as during operation 011 the sides of the heel by making suitable backward adjustments of the last pin 52 on the support 44 to compensate for the degree of inclination of the plane of the tread face of the heel towardthe plane of the cone of the last. It has been found in operating on heels of average height that the inclination of the plane of the tread face of the heel to the cone of the last may be compensated for by moving the last pin 52 on its support 4.4 substantially to the position indicated in broken lines in Fig. 2 in which position of the parts, the upper end of the last pin upon which the pressure of theivork is exerted is disposed substantially in line with the rod 56 and the point 38 at which the last pin holder 40 is fulcruined to the jack spindle 22. It will be noted also that the line of pressure passes through the rod 64, from which it follows that the last pin support 44 rotates about an axis substantially in line with the line of pressure of the work on the support.

The pin holes of lasts when accurately bored extend substantially at right angles to the cones of the lasts. It sometimes happens, however, that the pin hole of a last is inclined forwardly or rearwardl-y from said position. In such a case, the last pin 52 may be adjusted on the support 44 to compensate for the inclination of the pin hole. If the pin 52 was fixed on the member 42 and was adjusted to compensate for the inclinationof the pin hole of the last so as to present the heel of a lasted shoe in correct relation to the guard plate of the machine when in work receiving position as shown in Fig. 1, the heel of the shoe upon rotation of the shoe on the last pin to cause slugs-to be inserted on the opposite side of the heel would be presented to the guard plate of the machine in a position at greater variance to its proper position than if no compensating. adjustment of the pin had been made. For example, if the pin hole of a last was inclined .re-arwardly. from the cone of the last toward its bottom, it would be necessary to adjust the last pin backwardly or toward the observer (see Fig. 1) in order to compensate for it and thus elevate the breast surface of the heel to the proper degree. In such a case, however, when the heel was rotated on the last pin 52 through an angle of 180, assuming the pin to be fixed, the portion of the heel adjacent to its breast edge would be depressed to an increased degree by reason of such adj ustment of the last pin. With the construction of this invention, however, by reason, of the rotation of the last pin 52 on thebearing member 42, when the last pin 52 is adjusted to compensate for an inaccuracy ,in the pin hole of the last in such a manner as to present the heel in proper relation to the slugging machine for operation adjacent to one breast corner of a heel, the heel will also be presented to the machine in proper relation for operation adjacent to the other breast corner. 1

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. A machine for; inserting fastenings, having a jack spindle mounted for universal movement of limited extent, a last pin carried by said jack spindle, means for adjusting the inclination of the last pin in a substantially vertical plane extending from front to back of the machine, and means interposed between the last pin and said adjusting means for adjusting the pin about a substantially horizontal pivot.

2. A machine for inserting metallic fastenings having a jack spindle mounted for universal movement of limited extent, a last pin carried by the jack spindle, means for adjusting the inclination of the last pin in a substantially vertical plane extending from front to back of the machine, and means for adjusting the last pin about a horizontal axis arranged to maintain the pin in any position of adjustment relative to said axis to which it may be moved.

A. machine for inserting metallic fastenings having, in combination, a jack spindle mounted for universal movement of limited extent, a bearing member carried by said. jack spindle and mounted for rocking adjustment towards and from the machine, a last pin support rotatably carried by said bearing member, a last pin adjustably carried by said support, and means for adjusting said bearing member constructed and arranged to maintain said member in any position of adjustment to which it may be moved.

t. machine for inserting metallic fastenings having, in combination, a jack post, a last pin carried thereby in co-operative relation to the fastening instrumentalities of the machine and connected to the jack post by mechanism comprising means for adjusting the inclination of the last pin in a substantially vertical plane extending from frontto back of the machine and arranged not to effectthe disposition of the last pin laterally of the machine, and means interposed between the last pin and said adjusting means for rocking adjustment of the pin about a substantially horizontal axis.

5. In a machine for inserting metallic fastenings having a presser plate, the combination of a ack post, and a last pin carried by the jack post constructed and arranged for adjustment to bring the tread surface of a high heel into substantial parallelism with the presser plate of the machine and to permit rotation of the adjusted last pin about an axis substantially at right angles to'said presser plate without disturbing said parallelism.

6. In a machine for inserting metallic fastenings having a presser plate, the combination of a jack post, a last pin support adjustably carried by said jack post for rotation about an axis approximately perpendicular to the presser plate, and alast pin adjustably carried by said last pin sup port to permitthe positioning of the tread surface of the heel of a shoe on a'last carried by said last pin in substantial parallelism with said presser plate and to permit the rotation of the shoe and last without disturbing said parallelism.

7. Ina machine for inserting metallic fastcnings having a presser plate, the combination of a jack, a last pin support mounted upon the jack for rotary adjustment about a movable axis approximately ea ers perpendicular to the presser plate, means for clamping the support in adjusted position on the jack, a last pin carried by said last pinsupport, and means for adjusting the inclination of the last pin on the support constructed and arranged to maintain the pin in any position of adjustment relatively to the support to which it may be moved whereby the last pin may be adjusted to bring the tread surface or a high heel on a shoe mounted upon a last carried by the last pin into substantial parallelism with the presser plate, and the last pin, last and shoe may be moved to permit the insertion of fastenings in different parts of the tread surface of the heel of the shoe Without disturbing the substantial parallelism of said tread surface and the presser plate.

8. In a machine for inserting metallic fastenings the combination of a jack post, a supporting member carried by the jack post for rotation about substantially hori- Zontal and substantially vertical axes,means for locking the supporting member in ad justed position against movement about said horizontal axis, a last pin pivoted to said supporting member for rocking adjustment'about a horizontal axis, and means for locking said last pin in adjusted posit-ion with respect to said supporting member.

9. In a work support of the class described, the combination of a last pin, a sup; porting member, a last pin holder mounted on the supporting member and comprising a support for the last pin rotatable about an axis substantiallv in line with the work supporting surface of the last pin when in normal work receiving position and the point of attachment of the last pin holder to the supporting member, means for adjusting the last pin holder relatively to the support ing member, and means for adjusting the last pin on its support. l

10. In a machine for inserting metallic fastenings thecombination of a jack post, a jack spindle carried thereby for universal movement of limited extent, a bearing member carried by the jack spindle, a support rotatably carried by the bearing member, means for adjusting the bearing member on the jack spindle constructed to maintain the bearing member in any desired position of adjustment relatively to the jack spindle, a last pin pivotally mounted on said support, and means for adjusting the last pin thereon. V j 11. In a work support for slugging imachines or the like, the combinationo'f a supporting member mounted for movement both toward and from the machine and laterally of the machine, a lastpin carried by thesupporting member, means for adjusting the inclination of the lastpin onthe supporting member in a substantially vertical plane extending from front ;to back of the machine, means arranged for engagement with the shoe operated upon to insure corresponding movement of the last pin and the shoe as the shoe is moved from one position to another during the operation ertormed thereon, and means interposed oetween the last pin and said adjusting means for adjusting the last pin in a direction transverse to the direction in which it is adjusted by the first-mentioned adjusting means. 7 i

12. In a work support for slugging machines or the like, the combination of a supporting member movable both toward and from the machine and laterally of the machine, a last pin carried by the supporting member, means for adjusting the inclination of the last pin on the supporting member in a substantially vertical plane extending fromfront to back of the machine, a rotary supportfor the last pin interposed between the ast pin and said adjusting means, and meansfor adjusting the inclination of the last pin on said support.

13. In a work'support for a slugging machine or the like, the combination of a last pin, means for adjusting the last pin in a substantially vertioalplane extending from front to back of the machine variably to determine the inclination or" the tread face of the heel of a shoe tothe guard plate of the machine during operation on the side of the heel, a rotary support for the last pin interposed between the last pin and said adjusting means, and means for adjusting the inclination of the last pin on the support to compensate for varying angles of the plane of the tread face of the heel to the plane of the cone of the last lengthwise of the shoe. so that the tread face of the heel during operation on the back of the heel may be disposed at an angle to the guard plate of themachine substantially equal to that ofthe tread face of the heel to the guard plate during operation on the side of the heel.

14:. In a work support of the class described, the combination of a last pin, a rotary support for the last pin, arranged for rotation about approximately the longitudinal axis of the last pin, and means for limiting the rotatory movement of said support.

15. In a work support of the class described, the combination of a last pin, a last pin holder comprising a rotary support for the last pin, arranged to permit the last pin to be rotated about approximately its longitudinal axis, and a stop on the last pin holder for limiting the rotatory movement of the support. j 1

16:1111 a Work support ofthe class described, the combination of a, last pin, a support for the last pin, arranged for rotation about an axis extending in the general direction of the lengthof the last pin, and through the heel portion of a shoe and last mounted on the last pin, and means for nor mally maintaining the support at a definite point of its rotation.

17. In a work support of the class described, the combination of a last pin, a support for the last pin, arranged for rotation through an angle greater than a few degrees, 'means for limiting the rotatory movement of the support, and means for normally maintaining the support at on'eof the limits of its rotation.

18. In "a work support of the class described, the combinationof a last pin, a support for the last pin, arranged for rotation to permit opposite sides of a shoe mounted on a last support bythe last pin to be operated upon, means for limiting the rotatory movement of the support, and a spring for normally maintaining the support at one of the limits of'its rotation.

19. "In a Work support of the class described, the combination of a last pin, a support for the last .pin, arranged for rotation about an axis extending in the general direction of the length of the last pin, and through the heel portion of a shoe and'l'ast mounted on the lastpin, and means fornormally maintaining the support at a definite point of its rotation constructed and arranged "to return the support to such point of its rotation when the support has been moved therefrom. '20. In a work support of the class described, the combination of a last pin, a sup port for the last pin, arranged for rotation through an angle greater than a few degrees, means for'limiting the rotary movement of the support, and means for returning the support to one of its limits of rotation when it has been moved therefrom.

2141s a work support of the class described, the combination of a last pin, a last pin holder comprising a bearing member and a support for the last pin rotatably mounted on said member, a spindle con 'nected to said support and rotatably journaled in said member, means for limiting the rotatory movement of the support on said member, and a spring operable on the spind'leto maintain the last pin "support at a definite point of its rotation.

22. In a machine for inserting 'nietarllic fast-enings having a presser plate, the combination of a last pin, a rotary support "for "the last pin, meansfor adjusting the last pin relatively to the support constriicte'd and arranged to maintain the last pin in "any one of a plurality of positions of adjustment to present the portion ofthe shoe operated upon in substantial parallelism with the presser plate during the insertion of a plurality of fastenings, means for adjusting the rotary support to adjust the inclination of the last pin in a substantially vertical plane extending from front to back of the machine prior to the commencement of the insertion of fastenings, and means carried by the support for engagement with the shoe operated upon to cause the last pin support to be rotated when turning movement is imparted to the shoe.

23. In a machine for inserting metallic fastenings, the combination of a jack post, a last pin carried by the jack post, means for adjusting the inclination of the last pin in a. substantially vertical plane extending from front to back of the machine, said means being arranged not to effect the disposition of the last pin laterally of the machine, a rotary support for the last pin interposed between the last pin and the adjusting means, means for adj usting the last pin relatively to the support, and a yoke connected to the support for engagement with the forepart of ashoe to effect rotation of the last pin when turning move ment is imparted to the shoe.

241. In a work support for a slugging machine or the like, the combination of a last pin, means for adjusting the inclination of the last pin in a substantially vertical plane extending from front to back of the machine, a rotary support for the last pin interposed between the last pin and the adusting means, means for adjusting the last pin relatively to the support, a yoke pivoted tothe last pin support, and means yieldingly urging the yoke into engagement with the sides of a lasted shoe to effect rotation of the last pin support when turning movement is imparted to the shoe.

25. In a work support for a slugging machine or the like, the combinationof a last pin, means for adjusting the inclination of the last pin in a substantially vertical plane extending from front to back of the machine, a rotary support for the last pin interposed between the last pin and the adju'sting means,'m*eans for adjusting the last pin relatively to thejsupport, a yoke mounted on the last pin support constructed and arranged for engagement with the opposite sides a lasted shoe to effect rotationof the last pin support when turning movement is impartedtothe shoe, and means for'yieldingly urging said yoke againstthe shoe.

26. Ice work support of the class described, the combination of a last pin, a supporting member, means for adjusting the inclination of the last pin relatively to the supporting member, a rotary support for the lastqpin, means for adjusting the last pin on the support, and means yieldingly carried by the support for effecting rotation of the support when turning movement-is imparted to a shoe on the support, said means being constructed and arranged to allow the position of thelasted shoe to 'be determined by the adjustment of the last pin on the support.

27. In a Work support of the class described, the combination of a last pin, a supporting member, means for adjusting the inclination of the last pin relatively to the supporting member, a rotary support for the last pin, means pin on the support, and a yoke constructed to engage the opposite sides of a shoe on the last pin and mounted on the support for yielding movement toward and from the shoe to permit the disposition of the shoe to be determined by the adjustment of the last pin on the support.

28. In a Work support of the class described, the combination of a last pin, a ro tary support for the last pin, means for adjusting the last pin on the support, and means yielding carried by the support independently of the last pin for effecting rotafor adjusting the last tion of the support when turning movement is imparted to a shoe on the support, said means being constructed and arranged to permit the position of a shoe on the support to be determined by the adjustment of the last pin relatively to the support.

29. In a Work support of the class described, the combination of a last pin a rotary support for the last pin, means for adjusting the last pin on the support, a saddle mounted on the support independently of the last pin, and disposed to engage a lasted shoe in advance or the last pin, and means for mounting the saddle for yielding movement relatively to the last pin support to permit the disposition of the shoe to be determined by adjustment of the last ipin relatively to the support.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

FRED M. MOODY. 

